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CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT (CTA) COMPLIANCE UPDATE: The Department of Treasury has issued a new interim final rule that states that the CTA will no longer apply to domestic (US) based companies. Entities formed in other countries that register in the US will still need to report. US formed entities that already filed do not need to file any updates and US formed new entities or those that have not filed yet do not need to file at this time. More information can be found: HERE.
*This update is purely informational and is not to be relied upon as legal advice
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